Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-09-12

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peaceable and would run in tbs mas
ture, or would keep him up ami work
him for his keeping If he would work
When Libby worked he did we'll. bnt
after a short time he did not do as
well. seemed to lose his interest in
nv work He was particular, bru-
tal to my oxen and cows. He could
not do anything with the tenn.
spoke 10 him several times about the
way he used my stock and his yener-
al lack of interest. and askei him
to do better He went away several
times without saying anything about
going until he got nearly ready n
start and would be gone severa DAYS
at a time. The first time he asked
TO 90 to Bloomington for ont dav
and was gone two and a half DAYS.
The next time he went away July Il
when we had about ten acres al hav
out and he was gone four DAYS.
When he came back we had some
talk about his conduct and he prom
iSed Ia do better and did for short
time. then acted worse than ever.
He was to help do the chores sun
DAYS hv the terms of the trade but
was not presnt more than One-third
of the SUNDAYS. His horse would
not work. was very nervous and
would balk when worked beside an
other horse: / kept him in the 'arn
and fed him twelve quarts of pats
per day. The day before Libby lift |
set him To cutting corn. He didless
in the half dav than | could d. in
two and one-half hours. | talked to
him about the way he worked ard be
said IF you are not satisfied with
my work | will quit" l said Il
don't want YOU too. | want vCu to
stay and do as we'll as YOU can. =
lie said. Il won't stay. l will leave, -
and he did leave. His leaving lam
aged me $50. | paid him $50 cash,
kept his horse eleven and ont-half
weeks at 81 per week and pastured
some sheep for him. The next wit
ness called by the defence was Jo-
seph Dwinell who testified as follows !:
Il am the father of d W. Dwinell.
We were living together the year
Libby worked for Dwight. | knew
when Libby left: heard conversation
when Libby left; stood in door
about ten feet from them, Libby
said, If you don't want me l will
leave" Dwight said Il don't want
YOU to leave | want you to be a good
boy and stay" Libby said, Il won't
stay" Some days Libby was pleasant
and did well. other days he was
cross and did not work well. l re-
member his leaving in July when we
had eight or ten acres of hay out.
Was gone several days. He abused
the stock and team. | found holes
punched in the back of one of the
oxen. Asked Libby if he knew how
the holes came in the OK. He said
he made them with a pitchfOrk. f.
J. Bodwell testified IS follows: |
worked for DwineIl in having the
year Libby did. Worked i or IS
days. While l worked there | called
him a very poor hand. He r~"e
very poor hand to pitch on. Took him
as long to pitch on one load as a good
hand two or three. He seemed To
have no interest in work He threw
cudgels and stones at cows when
driving them from pasture. Used II
strike COWS with milking stool when
milking: Libby said he did not like
to WORK for Dwinell and should
leave. Tried to work Libby's horse
in having. He was balkv and would
not work beside another horse. Mar
tin Abbott and George Bickford
both had conversation with Libby in
which he told them that he had left
Dwinell's. Did not give any reason
for leaving. Did not claim to have
had anv trouble. Deft. rested here.
Libby recalled. Never had any such
conversation as Abbott and Bickford
claim. Did good service for Dwinell
Never told Bodwell | should not stay
at Dwinelrs. May have told him |
did not like. Kept up with BOdwell
in moving and pitched on hay as
fast as anv man. Bodwell never
found fault but what l worked fast
enough. Never had any complaint
made about my work until the day |
was discharged. The horse l FUR
nished to work was kind. l never
had anv trouble working the horse.
They had trouble with him on the
moving machine on a rough piece.
They used the horse in sugaring.
Harley Drew. Lived in Glover in
1884. worked for DwineIl with Libby.
He was a good faithful hand. Cross
examined. I had TO whet and grind
Libbv's scvthe. Harrison Wilson.
Worked for Dwinell while Libby was
there. Libby did not work in the
same part of the field with me | could
not say whether he worked well or
not. Reuben Jones. Worked for
Dwinell one day and worked with
Libby. Passed DwinelPs frequently
and saw Libby at work, he appeared
to be busy when | saw him. The
day | worked with Libby we built
brush fence and he did a good DAYS